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New York City Attractions
Times Square
Times Square
Discount Tickets
Info Center
World's Largest Toystore
Times Square
Broadway & 7th Ave
bet 42nd-47th Streets
Want to experience "sensory overload?" Just stand anywhere in
the heart of Times Square after dark and watch the masses go by.
There's no place like New York City!
America's Most Visited Tourist Site
Neon lights, street music, the crowds, the energy — Times
Square
is America's most visited tourist site and one of the world's most
exciting destinations. It's our favorite
place to people-watch, especially after midnight.
Located
in the heart of the Theater District — Broadway & 7th Ave from
42nd-47th Streets — it is home to top hotels, Broadway Shows and off-Broadway
Theaters, cinemas, restaurants (of every kind), cafes, delis, tons of specialty
shops, and more!
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World's Largest Diamond Market
If you have the time...and the interest, visit the nearby Diamond District
(W. 47th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues) — it's the Largest Diamond
Market in the World.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Odditorium
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium houses the "greatest collection
of unbelievable, odd and unusual items ever assembled under one
roof, from this world and beyond." Oddities include a two-headed
calf, a six-legged cow, an albino giraffe, a lock of Elvis Presley's
hair, 24 shrunken heads from Ecuador...and much, much more!
More Info
Ripley's
Believe It or Not!
Odditorium
212-398-3133
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New Year's Eve Celebration
and Ball Drop in Times Square
Times Square is world-famous for its annual New Years Eve celebrations and its "lowering
of the Ball" to ring in the New Year. Over a million revelers flock
to
Times Square each year for this FUN event — and millions more around
the world watch
the celebrations on TV.
More Info & Photos on the Times Square
New Year's Eve Official Ball More Info
on New Year's Eve Celebration and Ball Drop
Times Square Info Center
(Embassy Movie Theater)
1560 Broadway
7th Avenue
(bet 46th & 47th Sts)
The Times Square Info Center — New York City's first-ever multi-service
Tourist Center — provides
information from multilingual tourist counselors, free brochures, maps and entertainment
guides, theater tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows, sightseeing tours,
Internet access, a Post Office, and a wide range of other services.
Info Center Hours
Open daily 8am-8pm.
More Info
Times
Square Info Center
212-768-1560
Click here to send
email
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Discount Show Tickets
If you're interested in discount tickets for a Broadway show — and don't
mind waiting in line — be sure to visit the TKTS Booth for same-day Discount
Theater Tickets (photo below).
Fun Event Locations
Times Square is a fun destination for hosting Group Events.
It's home to many fine Hotels,
Broadway Theaters, Upscale
Bars, great Restaurants — and
the World's Largest Toy Store. What a fun place for a corporate
event.
Toys R Us
— The World's
Largest Toy Store
Be sure to check out the awesome Toys R Us Toy Store,
located in the heart of Times Square — your kids will love it!
Giant Indoor Ferris Wheel,
Barbie Dollhouse and
T-Rex Dinosaur
The store features a Giant 60-ft. tall indoor Ferris
Wheel (just inside the main
entrance),
a two-story Barbie Dollhouse and a huge terrifying
lifelike 5-ton, 20-ft. high, 34-foot long animatronic T-Rex Dinosaur
from Jurassic Park.
Lots of FUN, especially for adults! Where else in the world
can you ride a giant Ferris Wheel in a toy store!
Visit Toys R Us web site below or call their Special
Event Hotline for more info on Events and Private Parties.
Toys
R Us
646-366-8855
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